My leadership philosophy — Part 5: Situational and contextual leadership

<p>[This article is part of a series in which I&rsquo;m sharing key lessons I&rsquo;ve learned about what drives or derails effective leadership, distilled during my 17 year career assessing and coaching executives. Previous articles included an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timjacksonphd.com/my-leadership-philosophy-an-introduction-to-the-series/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">introduction</a>&nbsp;to the series, a focus on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timjacksonphd.com/my-leadership-philosophy-charismatic-and-inspirational-leadership-2/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">charismatic/inspirational leadership</a>, a summary of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timjacksonphd.com/my-leadership-philosophy-part-2-transformational-leadership/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">transformational leadership</a>&nbsp;(with mention of two complimentary styles called contingent reward and instrumental leadership), a summary of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timjacksonphd.com/my-leadership-philosophy-part-3-charismatic-leadership-tactics/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">tactics leaders can use to project greater charisma</a>, and a discussion of the importance of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timjacksonphd.com/my-leadership-philosophy-part-3-charismatic-leadership-tactics-2/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">relationships&nbsp;</a>to leadership.]</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*VXWrhiNEbZDNUJGp.jpg" style="height:394px; width:700px" /></p> <p>The organizing structure of my leadership model. The top row contains drivers of effective leadership. The bottom row contains derailers of effective leadership. The left column contains concepts I learned in academic settings. The right column contains concepts I learned in practice as a leadership development consultant. I&rsquo;ll populate this matrix as I write and post each article in the series.</p> <h1>Introduction</h1> <p>How would each of the following situations affect the way you lead (if at all)?</p> <p>Imagine&hellip; You&rsquo;ve been promoted to a new role. The new group of direct reports you&rsquo;re leading are all male. You are female.</p> <p>Imagine&hellip; As a Canadian executive, you&rsquo;ve been transferred to a leadership role in Brazil. Compared to the culture you&rsquo;re coming from, Brazilians prefer that their leaders build very close relationships with them and consult the group before making most decisions.</p> <p>Imagine&hellip; You&rsquo;ve led teams in a face-to-face work environment your entire career. One day your boss asks you to take on a global role in which you&rsquo;ll be managing direct reports located all over the world, in a 100% virtual manner.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@jacksonlead/my-leadership-philosophy-part-5-situational-and-contextual-leadership-677eeb6f8303"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>